Promoting patient safety in Bhutan: Challenges and priority strategies for accelerating progress

Summary Patient safety is a fundamental principle of quality health care. In Bhutan, which is a resource poor nation, improving patient safety in the health care context is a challenge. Bhutan requires sound patient safety policies and strategies to mitigate safety issues in the health care system....

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Published in:The International journal of health planning and management 2019-10, Vol.34 (4), p.1469-1476
Main Author: Pelzang, Rinchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bhutan
challenges
Clinical Competence
Decision Making
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Health administration
Health care
Health Policy
Health promotion
Health Resources
Humans
Leadership
Patient safety
Patient Safety - standards
Patient Safety - statistics & numerical data
policy
Quality Improvement
Safety
strategies
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Summary:Summary Patient safety is a fundamental principle of quality health care. In Bhutan, which is a resource poor nation, improving patient safety in the health care context is a challenge. Bhutan requires sound patient safety policies and strategies to mitigate safety issues in the health care system. Drawing upon the available literature on patient safety in Bhutan and the author's own experience, this paper attempts to explore the challenges that the Bhutanese health care system is facing in terms of promoting patient safety. Based upon the challenges identified, this paper offers a roadmap to move forward—ie, suggestions on how Bhutan could promote patient safety.
ISSN:0749-6753
1099-1751
DOI:10.1002/hpm.2794